US Diplomacy in World War II

Paper Summary:

The paper describes how the United States tried to stay neutral at the start of WWII but was ultimately drawn into the thick of the conflict, in Europe and the Pacific. The paper shows how the US foreign policy became firmly 'internationalist' as opposed to 'isolationist'. The paper discusses how, although several features of the US wartime policy are considered to have been controversial, such as its alliance with the Soviet Union, the main aims of the US policy were fully achieved.

Outline:
Background
US Policies of Neutrality, "Cash and Carry" and "Lend-Lease"
Getting Directly Involved in the War
Roosevelt's Wartime Diplomacy: Deviousness or Statesmanship?
The Goals and Outcome of American Diplomacy
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The US diplomacy during the Second World War had its roots in the aftermath of the First World War. Having taken his country into the First World War to "make the world safe for democracy," President Woodrow Wilson unveiled his vision for collective world security after the War and worked fervently for his country's entry into a "League of Nations." However, Wilson failed to get the backing of the Congress for his plan and America entered into an isolationist phase. Hence, when the Second World War started in 1939, the US public opinion, preoccupied with its domestic fight against the economic depression, was in no mood to get entangled in the War."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Divine, Robert A., ed. Causes and Consequences of World War II. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1969.
• Kimball, Warren F. "Franklin D. Roosevelt and World War II." Presidential Studies Quarterly 34.1 (2004): 83+.
• "Lend-Lease." Holocaust Encyclopedia: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. N.d. January 18, 2007. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005679>

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